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Joanna J Waniek is affiliated with the Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research in Germany. Their research primarily addresses environmental science with a strong emphasis on oceanography and pollution. The scientist has contributed extensively to the study of microplastics and plastic pollution, marine and coastal ecosystems, as well as recycling and waste management techniques.

The research topics covered by Joanna J Waniek include:

  • Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
  • Marine and coastal ecosystems
  • Recycling and Waste Management Techniques
  • Marine Biology and Ecology Research
  • Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes
  • Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
  • Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts

Frequent coauthors working with Joanna J Waniek are:

  • Detlef E. Schulz-Bull
  • Helena C. Frazão
  • Janika Reineccius
  • Joachim Kuss
  • Ralf D. Prien

The common publication venues for this scientist include:

  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Journal of Marine Systems
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Environmental Science & Technology

Selected recent papers authored or coauthored by Joanna J Waniek are:

  • Biofilm formation and its influences on the properties of microplastics as affected by exposure time and depth in the seawater, 2020, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Abundance and characteristics of microfibers detected in sediment trap material from the deep subtropical North Atlantic Ocean, 2020, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Abiotic Long-Term Simulation of Microplastic Weathering Pathways under Different Aqueous Conditions, 2022, Environmental Science & Technology
  • Trapping of Microplastics in Halocline and Turbidity Layers of the Semi-enclosed Baltic Sea, 2021, Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Separation of microplastics from mass-limited samples by an effective adsorption technique, 2021, The Science of The Total Environment

Best Publications

  • Effects of biofouling on the sinking behavior of microplastics

    David Kaiser;Nicole Kowalski;Joanna J Waniek

  • Sinking rates of microplastics and potential implications of their alteration by physical, biological, and chemical factors.

    Nicole Kowalski;Aurelia M. Reichardt;Joanna J. Waniek

  • Biofilm formation and its influences on the properties of microplastics as affected by exposure time and depth in the seawater.

    Chen Tu;Tao Chen;Qian Zhou;Ying Liu

  • Planktic foraminiferal production stimulated by chlorophyll redistribution and entrainment of nutrients

    Ralf Schiebel;Joanna Waniek;Matthias Bork;Christoph Hemleben

  • Characteristics and distribution of microplastics in the coastal mangrove sediments of China.

    Qian Zhou;Chen Tu;Chuancheng Fu;Yuan Li

  • The role of mesoscale variability on plankton dynamics in the North Atlantic

    Veronique C. Garcon;Andreas Oschlies;Scott C. Doney;Dennis J. McGillicuddy

  • Trapping efficiencies of sediment traps from the deep Eastern North Atlantic:: the 230Th calibration

    Jan Scholten;Jan Fietzke;S. Vogler;M. Rutgers van der Loeff

  • Distribution of diatoms, coccolithophores and planktic foraminifers along a trophic gradient during SW monsoon in the Arabian Sea

    Ralf Schiebel;Alexandra Zeltner;Ute F. Treppke;Joanna J. Waniek

  • Factors controlling the depth habitat of planktonic foraminifera in the subtropical eastern North Atlantic

    Andreia Rebotim;Antje H. L. Voelker;Lukas Jonkers;Joanna J. Waniek

  • The role of physical forcing in initiation of spring blooms in the northeast Atlantic

    Joanna J. Waniek

  • Effect of meteorological conditions on interannual variability in timing and magnitude of the spring bloom in the Irminger Basin, North Atlantic

    Stephanie A. Henson;Ian Robinson;John T. Allen;Joanna J. Waniek

  • Impact of the Azores Front on the distribution of planktic foraminifers, shelled gastropods, and coccolithophorids

    Ralf Schiebel;Joanna Waniek;Alexandra Zeltner;Mário Alves

  • Sinking velocity of sub-millimeter microplastic

    David Kaiser;Arne Estelmann;Nicole Kowalski;Michael Glockzin

  • Effect of seafloor depth on phytoplankton blooms in high‐nitrate, low‐chlorophyll (HNLC) regions

    T. Tyrrell;A. Merico;J. J. Waniek;C. S. Wong

  • Nitrate isotope anomalies reflect N2 fixation in the Azores Front region (subtropical NE Atlantic)

    Annie Bourbonnais;Annie Bourbonnais;Moritz F. Lehmann;Moritz F. Lehmann;Joanna J. Waniek;Detlef E. Schulz-Bull

  • Distribution of methane in the water column of the Baltic Sea

    O. Schmale;J. Schneider von Deimling;W. Gülzow;G. Nausch

  • Integrating conventional microscopy and molecular analysis to analyse the abundance and distribution of four Calanus congeners in the North Atlantic

    P. K. Lindeque;S. J. Hay;M. R. Heath;A. Ingvarsdottir

  • Occurrence of pharmaceuticals and UV-filters in riverine run-offs and waters of the German Baltic Sea.

    Kathrin Fisch;Joanna J. Waniek;Detlef E. Schulz-Bull

  • Spatial demography of Calanus finmarchicus in the Irminger Sea

    M. R. Heath;J. Rasmussen;Y. Ahmed;J. Allen

  • Large-scale physical controls on phytoplankton growth in the Irminger Sea Part I: Hydrographic zones, mixing and stratification

    N.P. Holliday;J.J. Waniek;J.J. Waniek;R. Davidson;D. Wilson

  • The role of mesoscale variability on plankton dynamics in the

    C. Garc;Andreas Oschlies;Scott C. Doney;Dennis McGillicuddy

Frequent Co-Authors

Ralf Schiebel
Ralf Schiebel Max Planck Institute for Chemistry
Christoph Hemleben
Christoph Hemleben University of Tübingen
Jörg Bollmann
Jörg Bollmann University of Toronto
Antje H L Voelker
Antje H L Voelker Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera
Michal Kucera
Michal Kucera University of Bremen
David A Hodell
David A Hodell University of Cambridge
Michael Schulz
Michael Schulz Norwegian Meteorological Institute
Helge Meggers
Helge Meggers University of Bremen
Olaf Dellwig
Olaf Dellwig Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research
Yongming Luo
Yongming Luo Chinese Academy of Sciences

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